Ancient deeds and other writs in the Mackenzie-Wharncliffe charter-chest

MACKENZIE-WHARNCLIFFE DEEDS
Mackenzie's silver plate, which, while in his widow's (Lady Preston-
hall's) possession, was either destroyed or lost when the house of Preston-
hall was burned.
The estate known as Rosehaugh, which was situated in the county
of Ross, and from which Sir George Mackenzie took his designation,
' Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh,' consisted of various portions of
land, the principal names of which seem to have been Balmungie with
the Mills of Rosemarkie ; the lands of Wester Raddery ; certain lands
lying between the burghs of Chanery and Rosemarkie known as the
Chanon lands ; the lands of Arcandith, Inch, and quarter lands of
Avoch, and also certain church property in the Chanery. The lands
of Balmungie, Wester Raddery, and others were acquired by a dis-
position in Sir George Mackenzie's favour granted by Sir George
Mackenzie of Tarbat and Sir John Urquhart of Cromarty with con-
sent of Kenneth, Earl of Seaforth, which disposition bears date the
18th May 1668. The mills of Rosemarkie and others were conveyed
by Kenneth, Earl of Seaforth, to Sir George Mackenzie by disposition
dated the 20th May 1668. The mill lands of Avoch came into Sir
George Mackenzie's possession by a deed executed by George Mac-
kenzie of Kincurdie, in his favour, dated 15th September 1669. The
lands of Arcandith were conveyed by Kenneth Mackenzie of Coull
to him in September 1671. The lands of Inch were acquired by Sir
George Mackenzie on the 26th May 1668 by a conveyance from
William Innes and Robert Innes. There were also conveyances of
other small portions of land which need not be specified. It would
seem, however, that by disposition dated the 15th and 18th September
1669 a general conveyance was granted by Sir George Mackenzie of
Tarbat, Sir John Urquhart of Cromarty, and others, in favour of Sir
George Mackenzie, of the whole lands in Ross-shire hereinbefore
specified, and that Sir George's title to these lands was duly completed
in the same year, according to the forms of Scottish conveyancing. By
disposition and deed of entail dated the 4th June 1689, and recorded
in the Register of Taillies the 19th July 1692, Sir George Mackenzie,
who himself prepared and passed into law the Scottish Entail Act of
1685, executed a strict entail of his whole estates, including Rosehaugh,
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